3 Things You NEED To Know BEFORE Becoming An Electrician Apprentice

These are the 3 things I would go back and tell myself before I started my electrical apprenticeship. It can be an intimidating thing to become an electrician apprentice, so here are three things to help. They will help make you into a great apprentice.

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[americanelectrician]

Let me know what you would tell yourself before you started the apprenticeship!

[Erik_Swiger]

One thing I didn't know is that while I was installing receptacles, my boss would be installing breakers and flipping them on. He said, "Well you should be able to work on stuff hot!" I yelled at him and said, "Well I can, but it's nice to KNOW that it's hot in the first place!"

[queennero]

I am a first year apprentice and I start my first day of work as an apprentice tomorrow and I am excited and less nervous after watching your video . Thank you!

[DubG]

Write things down. Redoing things and taking twice as long on a job because you missed a step makes you look so bad. 🤦

[rawnwild]

The first tip is my #1 since I was a kid. I was always taught that on-time is late and 15 minutes early is on-time. To this day I’d rather arrive somewhere an hour early, sit in my car and watch YouTube or read, then jump out when I got 20-25 minutes left until I start then I start heading into work. I feel like this type of work ethic has really set me apart since everyone knows that I will never be late and if I am late, something is really wrong.

[katieblade]

I ask my apprentices to do things i know they can't, just to see if they are willing to ask questions. When they don't ask questions, i ask them questions about it.

[markthespark]

I am sending this to all my previous apprentices over the last 20 years & they will agree with everything you have mentioned. They thought I was hard on them while they were fresh & green. Guess who are all qualified & are now great tradespeople with good work ethic. If you want to be a sheep, go work on a farm. If you want to be a good apprentice & learn your trade well, work hard, don't winge & lock in with a good tradesman/woman and learn your craft well. The people you work with will give their all if you give you're all.

[Octane]

most important thing. pay attention to what your guy is showing you or telling you. nothing is worse or makes you look worse than asking what to do when they just explained it to you with detail

[AAbba-zfzr]

Thanks for this. I'm totally new to the electrical field and I just started hands on practice in a program that I'm in. For the first time I started thinking about other trades and quitting because I felt I didn't do well enough and embarrassed cause I don't know what I'm doing, lol. But I have to remember I'm there to learn and be patient with myself.

[marvinperez]

Great trade school video Roger, Never seen one like this 👍 thanks 👍

[TysonSperber]

I’m 30 minutes early sometimes even an hour early to any job I take as a jack of all trades. I always take the initiative to be more than prepared to satisfy customer needs. I recommend the new generation (my generation) do the same.

[raychambers]

In the uk i wasn't expecting to go to college for 3 yrs after finishing school !

[infinitusomnia]

Hey is there any other online course recommended to help get that first job??? All the beginners jobs ask for an apprentice who is already at the end of their apprenticeship. Thank you

[jeandevilliers]

If anyone could give me advice would be appreciated I’m an installation electrician but I really want to get into …. Systems protection engineering is that a good choice ?

[kaimartin]

Can you make a video explains the different types of electricians are your personally experience on the types of electrical work you have done ?

[TheBottomG_]

Went to trade school, graduated about a year ago. They told me that finding a job would be easy. I got played after applying to many companies and the union. I still can't find a dam job. 😐

[StevenOwensby]

unpaid 20 minutes a day for 5 days a week is one hour of wage theft. period.

[jimsummers]

Fair….. tell that to your 3pensions and annuity

[fisforfriendship]

omg 17 hours pulling wire??? 8 hours is tough but doing a double shift + 1 hour was it atleast double time

[qzvicpt]

I’m only 16 and am going back and fourth on what I wanna do with my life. Is this something worth taking serious?